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EDUCATION
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Third Year Ph.D. Student, Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia (UVA).
M.S. Astronomy, University of Virginia, May 2007.
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University (SFSU), December 2001.
B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), May 1998.
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS
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Virginia Space Grant Consortium Aerospace Graduate Research Fellowship, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.
Chambliss Student Award Honorable Mention, American Astronomical Society, Winter Meeting 2008.
2nd Prize in Image Contest, National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Associated Universities, Inc., 2007.
Governor's Graduate Fellowship, UVA, 2006/2007.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2005/2006.
Burbank Scholarship, Department of Physics & Astronomy, SFSU, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001.
Graduate Equity Fellowship, SFSU, 1999/2000, 2000/2001.
Dr. Yvonne Cagle, Alumna of the Year Scholarship, SFSU Alumni Association, 1999/2000.
University Scholarship, SFSU, 1999/2000.
College Park Scholar, UMCP, awarded Spring 1996.
Dean's List, College of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, UMCP,
Spring 1996 - Spring 1998.
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PUBLICATIONS
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"Emerging Massive Star Clusters Revealed: High Resolution Imaging of NGC 4449 from the Radio to the Ultraviolet", Reines, A.E., Johnson, K.E., & Goss, W.M. 2008. The Astronomical Journal.
"The Infrared Properties of Hickson Compact Groups", Johnson, K.E., Hibbard, J.E., Gallagher, S.C., Charlton, J.C., Hornschemeier, A.E., Jarrett, T.H., & Reines, A.E. 2007. The Astronomical Journal, 134, 1522.
"Optical Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Spectroscopic Search for Laser Emission From Nearby Stars", Reines, A.E. & Marcy, G.W. 2002. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 416.
"Optical SETI: A Spectroscopic Search for Laser Emission From Nearby Stars", 2001. Master's Thesis, SFSU. Thesis available at http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/~areines/seti.html.
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RESEARCH TALKS
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Research Talk, Virginia Space Grant Consortium Student Research Conference, 2008.
Invited Talk, "The Birth of Massive Star Clusters in the Local Universe: Clues to the Origin of Globular Clusters", Astrophysics Research Seminar, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UNC Chapel Hill. March 2008.
Research Talk, UVA Astronomy Research Symposium, 2008.
Research Talk, Virginia Space Grant Consortium Student Research Conference, 2007.
SETI Institute Colloquium Speaker, October 2001.
Master's Thesis Defense, Department of Physics & Astronomy, SFSU. September 2001.
Student Research Colloquium Speaker, Department of Physics & Astronomy, SFSU. May 2000 and 2001.
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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"Emerging Massive Star Clusters Revealed: High Resolution Imaging of NGC 4449 from the Radio to the Ultraviolet", American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting, 2008.
"Emerging Star Clusters Revealed: High Resolution Radio and Optical Imaging of the Local Starburst NGC 4449", presented at the European Southern Observatory Workshop "12 Questions on Star and Massive Star Cluster Formation", Garching, Germany, 2007.
"Exploring the Birth of Young Massive Star Clusters in NGC 4449", presented at "Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies", Chile 2006.
"Exploring the Birth of Young Massive Star Clusters in NGC 4449", American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting, 2006.
"Optical SETI: A Spectroscopic Search for Laser Emission from Nearby Stars", International Astronomical Union Symposium 213, "Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the Stars", Australia, 2002.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Teaching Assistant, UVA, January 2005 - May 2005. Astronomy teacher for undergraduate labs "Telescope Observing" and "Constellation Quiz."
Mathematics Tutor, Math Advantage, Charlottesville, VA, August 2003 - May 2005. Business owner and private tutor specializing in high school level math courses.
Mathematics Tutor, Tandem Friends School, Charlottesville, VA, October 2004 - May 2005. High school math tutor in the Learning Resource Center.
English as a Second Language Teacher, Berlitz Budapest and Seven Sisters Austria, September 2002 - July 2003. ESL teacher for middle and high school aged children in classroom setting. Also taught private and group classes for adults.
Private Tutor, Strathmore Tutoring, Kensington, MD, January 2002 - July 2002. Mathematics and physics tutor for students in middle school, high school, and college.
Substitute Teacher, February 2002 - June 2002. Math and science substitute teacher for grades 6-12 at private schools in Washington D.C. and Maryland.
Graduate Teaching Associate, SFSU, Fall 1998. Astronomy teacher for two introductory lab classes.
Instructor, SFSU, Summer 1998. Physics teacher for Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory.
Mathematics Tutor, S.R. Martin College Prepatory School, San Francisco, CA, Summer 1998. Math tutor for high school students.
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SERVICE AND OUTREACH
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Local Organizing Committee, "Transformational Science with ALMA: The Birth and Feedback of Massive Stars Within and Beyond the Galaxy", National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, September 2008.
Public Nights, UVA Observatories, 2005 - present.
Poster Exhibits, Leander McCormick Observatory Museum, UVA, 2005.
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